NYT Connections Answer — September 19, 2026
Puzzle #1196 · 16 words, 4 groups
Here is the full solution to the NYT Connections puzzle for Saturday, September 19, 2026 (#1196). The 16-word board is below, followed by all four groups — in difficulty order from yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest). Answers stay hidden until you tap Reveal, so you can peek at the board first.
Today's board
STICK FIGURE
MINISKIRT
LOG CABIN
SUN
TAN LINE
BRANCH OUT
HOUSE
TWIGGY
TREE
MOD
SIN CITY
GROW
COS LETTUCE
EXPAND
CARNABY STREET
DIVERSIFY
The four groups
Yellow · StraightforwardWIDEN ONE'S SCOPE
BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW
Green · ModerateFEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING
HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE
Blue · TrickyASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S
CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY
Purple · TrickiestSTARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS
COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE
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How Connections works
NYT Connections gives you a grid of 16 words. Your goal is to sort them into four groups of four, where each group shares a hidden connection. The groups are colour-coded by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green and blue, and purple is usually the trickiest — often a wordplay or category twist. You get four mistakes before the game ends, and words that could fit more than one group are the classic traps.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are today's Connections answers?
Tap Reveal the 4 groups above to see all four categories and their words for #1196, in difficulty order from yellow to purple.
What do the colours mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, followed by green and blue, and purple is the hardest — usually the one with a twist or wordplay.
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